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December 22, 2020: Began Testing for a New Study!

Today we began testing our second online study! This study is conducted over zoom and involves showing children videos and pictures, then...

September 4, 2020: Began Piloting for a New Study!

Today we began testing for our first online study! This study is conducted over Zoom and involves showing children pictures and asking qu...

April 1, 2020: Dr. Ronfard discusses his research findings in UofT Magazine.

"One of the most powerful things about having someone contradict you is that you can then have a conversation about your respective belie...

January 30, 2020: Began Testing for a New Study!

Today we started testing for a new study. This study involves testing undergraduates and children to see how quickly they lose trust in a...

September 21, 2019: Began Piloting Another Study.

Chelsea, an RA in our lab, is doing a thesis this semester with Dr. Ronfard. They are replicating a study done by Bonawitz, Schindel, Fri...

September 21, 2019: Began Piloting for a New Study.

This is a follow-up to Ronfard, Chen and Harris's (2017) study, which looked at children's testing of counter-intuitive claims. The study...

September 21, 2019: Began testing for a new study!

Today we began testing for a new study that looks at whether confirmation bias exists in children, whether it develops with age, and whet...

June 28, 2019: Began testing for a new study!

This summer we are testing children ages five to seven in collaboration with UTM's Child Language and Speech Studies Lab. This study look...

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